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Is it bad when feces looks like gel?

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Maybe...: The 'gel' is mucus. Are there other symptoms - pain, blood, difficulty straining versus constipation? And, of course, avoid the opposite - gel that looks like feces!

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 4/2/2014

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